Snow removal trick????

[MartyNH]

I've been thinking.....oh no, look out......about turning on the inside heat in my TT when there's a lot of snow on the roof to maybe melt it off. Shoveling seems too dangerous and could cause damage. Anyone tried this? Will it work or is it too far fetched an idea?

[rockfordroo]

Well, there you go --- Thinking AGAIN!

Seriously, with the lousy insulation values, I'd say it's certainly worth a try.

[dieselguy]

I'd never think of shoveling snow from a rubber roof ... a shop broom maybe ... It would have to get pretty darned deep to even worry about it.

[herbike]

Our new Shockwave didn't melt any of the six inches of snow we've had lately. I have kept it at 43* with a small ceramic heater plus when I have been working in it I bring it up to 60*, still no melting of the snow load. It has the cold weather package, I think it is doing it's job.

[miniceptor86]

Leave it. There's a chance of doing damage trying to remove it.

[rockfordroo]

Originally Posted by herbike

Our new Shockwave didn't melt any of the six inches of snow we've had lately. I have kept it at 43* with a small ceramic heater plus when I have been working in it I bring it up to 60*, still no melting of the snow load. It has the cold weather package, I think it is doing it's job.

43F is only 11 degrees above freezing. If he takes it up to 65-70F, I think he'll see melting.

That being said, I don't think any of the RV dealers around me do anything to remove snow from the hundreds of units they have sitting out in their lots. And guess who buys them? We do.

[Bluepill]

8 foot step ladder and a medium bristle push broom.

[MainelyUS]

Solution to snow on roof...100% guarantee not to leak...peace of mind



If we didn't have this option available I would be asking the same questions.

Stay warm my friends
Happy Trails

[Crusadernoob]

I would use a weed eater with the blower attachment if it's a dry snow, wet snow I'd use a broom with care.

[bpadamson]

Originally Posted by dieselguy

I'd never think of shoveling snow from a rubber roof ... a shop broom maybe ... It would have to get pretty darned deep to even worry about it.

We get 12' of snow each winter, so it can get very deep. We built a 'hay cover' this spring so we just shovel a path to the front.

[WFD]

By raising the heat in an effort to melt it you may just make matters worse, you may just create ice if it doesn't totally melt...I live in Canada, lots of cold, lots of snow. Much to my surprise whenever I go check up on the trailer in storage, there is very little snow that actually stays on it. It may for a bit after a fresh snowfall but then a wind comes along, blows it off and I never seem to have an accumulation on it that is cause for concern. Best to just leave it, it will be fine. Like someone else said, drive around all the RV dealers to the north, they do nothing, and the trailers are fine.

[herbike]

Originally Posted by rockfordroo

43F is only 11 degrees above freezing. If he takes it up to 65-70F, I think he'll see melting.

That being said, I don't think any of the RV dealers around me do anything to remove snow from the hundreds of units they have sitting out in their lots. And guess who buys them? We do.

You missed what I said, I have been working in it from time to time and I'll start the furnace and bring it up to 60* plus and it never affected the snow on the roof. No melting run off, it is today, been 36 to 39* since just after midnight. Down from six inches to about 2 or less now. Hope it all melts before it starts freezing again.
We have always kept our TT inside but this one is too tall for our 12 foot door. Working on raising the front of the shop to accommodate a 14 ft door.

[MartyNH]

Well, that sort of answered my question and it didn't. Never did anything with the old travel trailer that we had for 12 years and it was fine.

[tahoe1840]

We live above 6,000 feet and get a lot of snow. With our older travel trailer we routinely shoveled the roof but was real careful to leave about 2 inches on the roof. The reason for this was the multitude of vent caps, antennas, and the like on the roof. We didn't want to damage them. The two inches of snow usually melted off by the sun after a few days or a week. The main issue with the insulated qualities of snow was the temperature swings inside the coach. Sometime they were pretty sever, 40 plus degree swings. This caused moisture from condensation which in turn cause mold. For our new coach we elected to take it off the hill to a lower elevation.

[DaGrinch]

Originally Posted by MainelyUS

Solution to snow on roof...100% guarantee not to leak...peace of mind

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If we didn't have this option available I would be asking the same questions.

Stay warm my friends
Happy Trails

Yep, this is what I did LAST year....



Traded TT for MH - have same spot for storage, but no cover for MH.....YET!

[elind]

Two years ago I had 2 feet of snow on my roof and was heading south for the winter. I thought about every way to remove the snow off the roof because it was too much weight on the axles. In the end I hired a young man to shovel it with a long flat plastic shovel going down to about 2". A 1,000 miles later the rest of snow finally blew off.

[ramair]

If you want to get if off try a blower , should do the trick.

[Mr Havercamp]

Originally Posted by rockfordroo

That being said, I don't think any of the RV dealers around me do anything to remove snow from the hundreds of units they have sitting out in their lots. And guess who buys them? We do.

Exactly.....They also do not remove snow on the thousands up upon thousands of RV's sitting in fields around the factories.

IMO the absolute worst thing you can do is try and remove snow from the roof. If its light enough to blow off then its not worth worrying about. If its wet and heavy or frozen with layers of ice you're taking one hell of a chance tearing something up in the process. The only time I would maybe consider it is if we were getting some type of major unusual storm with feet of wet snow in a short period, but even then I doubt I would touch it.

[elind]

Originally Posted by ramair

If you want to get if off try a blower , should do the trick.

It depends on the type of snow. If it's light fluffy new snow, the leaf blower may work. But the snow that been up there for a few weeks and sticks together you will need a broom or shovel to remove it. If you have the room, park your RV out in the open by itself. The wind will help to keep it clean.

[RV_Fan44]

I saw leave it!